Which netbook is better?

In the modern world there are only three maina kind of portable computers: laptops, netbooks and tablets. Laptops are the most powerful of them, they can cope with almost any task and have equipment that often surpasses their stationary counterparts. But they have such significant drawbacks as a short battery life and large dimensions. Even the lightest and smallest of them weigh at least 1.8 kg and have a diagonal of about 13 inches. In turn, the youngest representative of this segment - the tablet, having a large autonomy and convenient size, can not ensure the performance of even the weakest laptop. Not to mention the fact that it's rather difficult to work on such a device due to the lack of a lot of useful software and a physical keyboard. And here it is worth paying attention to such a device as a netbook! After all, it has a high portability and convenient size of the tablets, while retaining all the advantages of ordinary notebooks, such as a physical keyboard and support for absolutely any OS with the ability to install normal software. Let's figure out which netbook should be chosen not only for work, but for entertainment!

Under what brands do they produce netbooks

All major world computer manufacturersThe machines produce netbooks, they include: Acer, Asus, Lenovo (formerly IBM division), Hewlett Packard, Sony, Gigabyte. Each manufacturer tries to distinguish its netbook models with a unique design, original useful software with interesting features (for example, user authentication with a webcam from Asus), so it's difficult to determine which netbook is better. But it's worth looking at the hardware, and all the variety will end in an instant.

Features of "stuffing" netbooks

All modern netbooks are based on 3 hardware platforms:

With Intel Atom N processor and integrated Intel GMA 3600 graphics card. Also this platform comes with 2 gigabytes of RAM (which is the maximum for it) and a 300 GB hard drive.
With Intel Celeron 847 processor and built-ingraphics Intel HD Graphics. Here the maximum amount of RAM is 4 GB, but there are configurations in which only 2 GB are installed. The hard drive is mainly delivered to 500 GB.
With AMD E and AMD C processor and integrated graphics AMD Radeon HD 6310M. The other characteristics of this platform do not differ from the first point.

In this case, the remaining technical characteristics are tied to these platforms and are absolutely unchanged:

The most powerful and "large" of netbooks are basedon Intel Celeron 847, they are produced by Acer (Aspire One 756-B847) and Asus (X201E). Despite the fact that the clock speed of the processors reaches a maximum of 1.3 GHz, they have a full set of instructions and quickly cope with any tasks. Also, the video card on this platform is the most powerful among netbooks.
The remaining 2 options are almost equal in theiropportunities. They come with the same amount of RAM and identical hard disks. But still there is a slight difference in their processors and drivers. So, the processor from AMD has a frequency of 1.0 - 1.33 GHz, but almost a full set of instructions, which makes it almost complete. In turn, the clock speed of the Atoms reaches 1.6 - 1.8 (for the N2800) GHz, but they have a limited set of instructions, so their performance is lower, but the parallelization of processes is better.

All processors used in netbooks are 2-core, but Intel's "stones" can parallelize the load of each core for 2 more threads.

From all of the above it follows that although the choice of the filling of the netbook is not as wide as the usual laptop, but there is something to think about.

Choose a netbook for work and multimedia

I think everyone has already realized which netbook is the bestin this segment, both for video games and for work - is the Acer Aspire One 756. The characteristics of this netbook include a screen with a diagonal of 11.6 "and a resolution of 1366X768 pixels. It is slightly better than its rival Asus X201E, because it has 4 GB of RAM, compared to the second one from Asus. Also, Asus loses due to the fact that, having gone along the way of cheaper components, he refused to remove removable memory, it can not be replaced in it, nor can it be expanded.

In general, speaking about which company of netbooks is better,it is worth mentioning that everyone is now chasing the cheapening of products, and this negatively affects its quality. Former production leaders such as Asus began to produce "one-time netbooks" in which not only the RAM can not be changed, but the failed keyboard will not be replaced even in the service.

Which netbook should I buy?

Let's see what kind of netbook you need to buy, depending on your needs.

And so, if you need a netbook for simple tasks,work with unpretentious texts, web surfing, communication in social. networks, writing simple programs or working with simple graphical editors, then you can use the following models:

Acer Aspire One D250 - this model is a little outdated, but, nevertheless, it works no worse (or even better) the updated version, it can expand its memory to 2 GB.
Acer Aspire One D270 is an updated modelD250, with a newer processor and graphics card, but as a result of the lack of normal drivers for all operating systems, the performance of this platform is very, very low. It comes with 2 GB of RAM, which can be replaced, but it is not possible to expand.
Asus Eee PC X101CH - this model has integrated memory, the keyboard does not change, the CPU cooling is passive.
Asus Eee PC 1015BX is an analog X101CH, but with a platform from AMD. All the characteristics are quite similar, but the performance is slightly better.
Lenovo IdeaPad S110 - analog Asus Eee PC X101CH for "stuffing", but it has an original design and active cooling system

Displays for all the above netbooks have the same diagonal (10.1 ") and resolution (1024x600 pixels), and their cost does not exceed $ 300.

There are also better(respectively, more expensive) models. They have a larger display resolution, more memory and some options, such as a keyboard backlight or touch screen. Having seen them, you immediately understand which netbook is better. Here are a few of their representatives:

HP Envy x2 - this netbook has a powerful processor on1.8 GHz, 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD drive, a high-resolution touchscreen and a removable keyboard, after which the netbook becomes a tablet.
Sony VAIO SVE1113 - this netbook also has an excellent display, a powerful processor at 1.75 GHz and 4 GB of RAM.